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burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be submitted 

electronically through 

www.regulations.gov. Comments also 

may be sent to Shethir M. Riva, Chief, 

Research and Promotion Staff, Cotton 

and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA, 

100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, 

Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22406. All 

comments received will be available for 

public inspection during regular 

business hours at the same address or 

through www.regulations.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: August 16, 2013. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Services. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20438 Filed 8–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–NOP–13–0061; NOP–13–05] 

Notice of Funds Availability: 

Agricultural Management Assistance 

Organic Certification Cost-Share 

Program 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Funds Availability: 

Inviting Grant Applications from State 

Departments of Agriculture for the 

Agricultural Management Assistance 

Organic Certification Cost-Share 

Program. 

SUMMARY: This Notice invites the 

following 16 eligible States: 

Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, 

Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming, 

to submit a Grant Application 

(Application for Federal Assistance 

Standard Form 424) to the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) for organic 

certification cost-share funds. A total of 

$1,352,850 is available to the 16 

designated States for this program in 

Fiscal Year 2013. Funds will provide 

cost-share assistance to organic crop and 

livestock producers certified under the 

USDA Organic Standards (7 CFR 205). 

Eligible States interested in obtaining 

cost-share funds for their organic 

producers must submit a grant 

application via http://www.grants.gov. 

DATES: Grant applications must be 

received by the National Organic 

Program (NOP) no later than Friday, 

August 30, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Grant applications must be 

submitted via Grants.Gov. Paper 

applications will not be accepted. 

Instructions and additional information 

are available on the National Organic 

Program’s Web site at http://

www.ams.usda.gov/NOPCostSharing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita 

Meade, Cost Share Coordinator, 

National Organic Program, USDA/AMS/ 

NOP, Room 2648-South, Ag Stop 0268, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0268; 

Telephone: (202) 720–3252. Email: 

Rita.Meade@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Organic Certification Cost-Share 

Program is part of the Agricultural 

Management Assistance (AMA) Program 

authorized under the Federal Crop 

Insurance Act (FCIA), as amended, (7 

U.S.C. 1524). Under the applicable FCIA 

provisions, the Department is 

authorized to provide cost-share 

assistance to organic producers in the 

States of Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, 

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, 

Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 

New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 

Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and 

Wyoming. The AMS has allocated 

$1,352,850 for this organic certification 

cost-share program in Fiscal Year 2013. 

This program provides financial 

assistance to organic producers certified 

under the USDA Organic Regulations (7 

CFR part 205), which were authorized 

under the Organic Foods Production Act 

of 1990, as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et 

seq.). 

To participate in the program, eligible 

States, through their State Departments 

of Agriculture, must complete an 

Application for Federal Assistance 

(Standard Form 424). State Department 

of Agriculture refers to agencies, 

commissions, or departments of State 

government responsible for 

implementing regulation, policy or 

programs on agriculture within their 

State. The program will provide costshare assistance, through participating 

States, to organic crop and livestock 

producers receiving certification or 

incurring expenses for the continuation 

of certification by a USDA accredited 

certifying agent during the period of 

October 1, 2013 through September 30, 

2014. The Department has determined 

that payments will be limited to 75% 

(seventy-five percent) of an individual 

producer’s certification costs, up to a 

maximum of $750 (seven-hundred and 

fifty dollars). 

To receive cost-share assistance, 

organic producers in participating States 

should contact their State agencies. 

Procedures for applying are outlined in 

the cost share policies and procedures at 

http://1.usa.gov/OrganicCostShare. The 

total amount of cost-share payments 

provided to any eligible producer under 

all AMA programs cannot exceed 

$50,000. 

How to Submit Applications: To 

receive fund allocations to provide costshare assistance, a State Department of 

Agriculture must complete an 

Application for Federal Assistance 

(Standard Form 424), and enter into a 

grant agreement with the AMS. 

Interested States must submit the 

Application for Federal Assistance 

(Standard Form 424) electronically via 

Grants.gov, the Federal grants Web site, 

at http://www.grants.gov. For 

information on how to use Grants.Gov, 

please consult http://www.grants.gov/

GetRegistered. Applications must be 

filed by Friday, August 30, 2013. Grant 

agreements will be sent by the AMS to 

participating State Departments of 

Agriculture via express mail. The grant 

agreement must be signed by an official 

who has authority to apply for Federal 

assistance, and must be returned to the 

NOP at the address above by September 

30, 2013. 

The AMA Organic Certification CostShare Program is listed in the ‘‘Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance’’ under 

number 10.171. Subject agencies must 

adhere to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act 

of 1964, which bars discrimination in 

all Federally-assisted programs. 

Additional information on the AMA 

Organic Certification Cost-Share 

Program can be found on the NOP’s 

Web site at http://www.ams.usda.gov/

NOPCostSharing. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1524 

Dated: August 16, 2013. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20484 Filed 8–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. Number AMS–FV–13–0018] 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Creole Onions 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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SUMMARY: This Notice would revise the 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Creole Onions, which were issued 

under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 

1946. The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) is proposing to amend 

the similar varietal characteristic 

requirement to allow mixed colors of 

onions when designated as a mixed or 

specialty pack. In addition, AMS would 

correct language and remove the 

‘‘Unclassified’’ category from the 

standards. This revision would update 

the standards to more accurately 

represent today’s marketing practices 

and to provide the industry with greater 

flexibility. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

October 21, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

the Standardization Branch, Specialty 

Crops Inspection Division, Fruit and 

Vegetable Program, Agricultural 

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, National Training and 

Development Center, Riverside Business 

Park, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, 

Fredericksburg, VA 22406; Fax: (540) 

361–1199, or on the web at: 

www.regulation.gov. Comments should 

make reference to the dates and page 

number of this issue of the Federal 

Register and will be made available for 

public inspection in the above office 

during regular business hours. 

Comments can also be viewed as 

submitted, including any personal 

information you provide, on the 

www.regulations.gov Web site. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dave Horner, Standardization Branch, 

Specialty Crops Inspection Division, 

(540) 361–1128. The current United 

States Standards for Grades of Creole 

Onions are available through the 

Specialty Crops Inspection Division 

Web site at www.ams.usda.gov/scihome. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 

of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), as 

amended, directs and authorizes the 

Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘to develop and 

improve standards of quality, condition, 

quantity, grade and packaging and 

recommend and demonstrate such 

standards in order to encourage 

uniformity and consistency in 

commercial practices.’’ AMS is 

committed to carrying out this authority 

in a manner that facilitates the 

marketing of agricultural commodities 

and makes copies of official standards 

available upon request. The United 

States Standards for Grades of Fruits 

and Vegetables not connected with 

Federal Marketing Orders or U.S. Import 

Requirements, no longer appear in the 

Code of Federal Regulations, but are 

maintained by USDA, AMS, Fruit and 

Vegetable Program, and are available on 

the internet at www.ams.usda.gov/

scihome. 

AMS is revising the voluntary United 

States Standards for Grades of Creole 

Onions using the procedures that appear 

in Part 36, Title 7 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (7 CFR part 36). 

Background and Proposed Notice 

AMS has observed that the industry is 

packing mixed colors of onions, 

primarily in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, 

and Texas. Currently, the Creole onion 

standards do not permit mixing white 

onions with yellow to brownish red 

onions in the same pack. The proposed 

revision will provide the flexibility for 

shippers and packers to do so. AMS 

believes that permitting mixed colors 

when designated as a specialty or mixed 

pack will facilitate the marketing of 

onions by aligning the standards with 

current marketing practices. Therefore, 

AMS proposes to amend the similar 

varietal characteristic requirement in 

the U.S. No. 1 and U.S. No. 2 sections 

of the standards by adding ‘‘except color 

when designated as a specialty or mixed 

pack.’’ The U.S. Combination grade 

section also would be affected by this 

change. 

In addition, AMS would eliminate the 

‘‘Unclassified’’ section. AMS is 

removing this section in standards, for 

all commodities, as they are revised. 

This category is not a grade and only 

serves to show that no grade has been 

applied to the lot. It is no longer 

considered necessary. 

Furthermore, AMS would replace the 

capital ‘‘S’’ with a small ‘‘s’’ on the 

word ‘‘Seedstems’’ found in the U.S. No. 

1 and U.S. No. 2 sections of the 

standards. The word ‘‘seedstems’’ was 

inadvertently capitalized when the 

Creole onion standards were 

reformatted. 

AMS believes the proposed revisions 

will benefit the industry by allowing 

onion marketing to be more competitive 

in an evolving U.S. economy. This 

notice provides for a 60 day comment 

period for interested parties to comment 

on the proposed revisions in the 

standards. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621—1627. 

Dated: August 16, 2013. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20480 Filed 8–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) 

Title: NIST MEP Advanced 

Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation 

Accelerator Challenge (AMJIAC) Client 

Impact Survey. 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(new information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 200. 

Average Hours per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 50. 

Needs and Uses: The purpose of the 

AMJIAC is to provide strategic, catalytic 

funding for regional partnerships that 

have the potential to accelerate 

innovation and strengthen capacity in 

advanced manufacturing. The objectives 

of the challenge are to support job 

creation, encourage economic 

development, and enhance the 

competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers 

in regions across the country. 

The information collected under this 

collection will be used to aid the NIST 

MEP to monitor and evaluate the 

Competitive Award Recipients 

participation in the AMJIAC program 

and to provide Congress with 

quantitative information required for 

Government-supported programs. The 

purpose of the collected information is 

as follows: 

• Project Accountability. 

• Project Evaluation. 

• Award Recipient Evaluation. 

• Analysis and Research. 

• Reports to Stakeholders. 

• Continuous Improvement. 

• Knowledge Sharing. 

• Identification of Distinctive 

Practices. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Not for profit 

institutions 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at JJessup@

doc.gov). 


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